The World Health Organization (WHO) said, as of March 31, there were 750,890 confirmed and reported cases of the coronavirus. The disease has resulted in 36,405 deaths.<\/p>\n
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Wimbledon brings a diverse field to the All England Club each year. During the 2019 championships, nearly 70 countries were represented. The United States accounted for 108 players, the United Kingdom next at 89.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The US has the most reported positive cases at 140,640. The UK has 22,145 cases.<\/p>\n
The Wimbledon statement concluded, “With the likelihood that the Government’s measures will continue for many months, it is our view that we must act responsibly to protect the large numbers of people required to prepare The Championships from being at risk \u2013 from the training of ball boys and girls to thousands of officials, line judges, stewards, players, suppliers, media and contractors who convene on the AELTC Grounds \u2013 and, equally, to consider that the people, supplies, and services legally required to stage The Championships would not be available at any point this summer, thus ruling out postponement.”<\/p>\n
What Now?<\/b><\/h2>\n
The Wimbledon cancellation comes two weeks after The French Open, originally scheduled to be played May 24 to June 7, was being postponed to September 20 to October 4.<\/p>\n
It is the first time since World War II that Wimbledon has been canceled, and the first time in its history, which dates back to 1877, that it will not be played during peacetime.<\/strong><\/p>\nWith no major professional tennis to bet on for at least the next three and a half months, IMG Arena and ATP Tour’s virtual tennis betting product<\/a> announced this week is all the more timely. The simulated games will be distributed to online bookmakers, the goal being to keep tennis fans and sports bettors entertained during the worldwide sports prohibition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Wimbledon Championships have been canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic, as have all ATP and WTA tennis tournaments through July 13. Wimbledon was scheduled to run June 29 to July 12. The All England Club confirmed on April 1 what many expected: the ongoing health crisis is rendering its hosting of the most prestigious and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":131774,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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